- magnetic levitation
- noun Date: 1966 maglev 1
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magnetic levitation
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magnetic levitation — n. The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high speed rail… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magnetic levitation — This article is about magnetic levitation. For trains based on this effect, see Maglev. For the Ruby interpreter, see MagLev (Ruby interpreter). Levitating pyrolytic carbon Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which… … Wikipedia
magnetic levitation — noun a method of supporting and transporting objects and vehicles by using a magnetic field to counterbalance the gravitational pull See Also: diamagnetic levitation, levitron, maglev, magnetic levitation train … Wiktionary
magnetic levitation — noun high speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction • Syn: ↑maglev • Hypernyms: ↑rail technology, ↑railroading * * * noun : maglev 1 herein … Useful english dictionary
magnetic levitation — 1. the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction. 2. Railroads. the suspension of a vehicle above or below a suitable guide rail by such means, often with the vehicle being propelled by a… … Universalium
magnetic levitation — n. maglev, high speed train technology; electrically operated high speed train that glides above a track by magnetic fields … English contemporary dictionary
magnetic levitation — magnet′ic levita′tion n. elm the suspension of an object above or below a second object by means of magnetic repulsion or attraction … From formal English to slang
Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation — A brief demonstration and small explanation about the Levitron levitating top device which demonstrates spin stabilized magnetic levitation. Spin stabilized magnetic levitation is a phenomenon of magnetic levitation where a magnet is levitated… … Wikipedia
Spin stabilized magnetic levitation — is a phenomenon of magnetic levitation originally discovered through invention by Vermont inventor Roy M. Harrigan in the late 1970s. He received a United States patent for his levitation device based upon this phenomenon on May 3, 1983.US… … Wikipedia
magnetic levitation train — noun A maglev … Wiktionary
